Is This Water, with all its mystery, evidences the arrival of a compelling new piano trio on the 21st century jazz scene. ALL Music

It’s absurd how good Swiss trio divr is at playing this music. Down Beat

Fall Tour 24 CH-DE-FIN TBA

31.10.24 - Café Wagner, Jena (DE)

1.11.24 - Textilmuseum, Helmbrechts (DE)

30.11.24 - Helsinki Jazzfestival (FIN)

07.12.24 -MuWo, Basel

10.01.2025 - Kunstraum Walcheturm

10-15.02.25 - live in Vevey Residency

28.02.25 - Tis Jazz Fest, Basel

english

divr is a trio consisting of Philipp Eden (piano), Raphael Walser (bass), and Jonas Ruther (drums). Their practice is based on real-time composing, where the strengths and idiosyncrasies of each individual player are channeled and amplified in the process. In other words, their music is based around the exploration of sonic interdependencies, framed by the practice of mindfulness and deep listening. The group revels in the beauty of risk taking and human fallacy — in music and life. Their playing is multi-directional and always in accord with the specifics of space and temporality, which includes the specific frequency of an audience. Interfacing with divr is like playing with liquid mercury. The substance morphs continuously; it can be fragmented, but it never loses its fundamental qualities. In the case of diver, these qualities are a flowing and interweaving rhythmicism, Wong-Kar Wei-like moods of different shades and intensities; and the feeling that you, as a listener, are privy to a heartfelt conversation.

german

divr machen Musik, die den Moment zelebriert. divr — das sind Philipp Eden (Klavier), Raphael Walser (Bass) und Jonas Ruther (Schlagzeug). Gemeinsam verschreiben sich die drei Freunde der Improvisation und der spontanen Komposition, und so klingt kein Konzert je gleich. Ausgehend von repetitiven Mustern und multidirektionalen Rhythmen, schaffen sie fliessende Klangwelten, die das Publikum in ihren Bann zu ziehen vermögen. Dabei im Zentrum steht immer das aufmerksame Zuhören, welches die Musik zu einem abstrakten Gespräch werden lässt. Im Moods taufen sie ihr Debut-Album Is This Water, welches auf dem renommierten finnischen Label We Jazz Records erscheint und von Dan Nicholls co-produziert wurde.

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May 9/10

November

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January

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contact

philipp.eden.mail[at]gmail.com

+41794146297